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In section C - Annex 1 there are two formats of the tender submission form. Can you please inform if [...]
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There is one submission form where you have to provide financial and professional data and references [...]
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04/11/2019
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2
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Please confirm that the submission deadline is 15 November 2019 as indicated in the Instructions to Tenderers [...]
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The deadline is 15 November 2019.
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04/11/2019
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3
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In the tender instructions under point 5 Selection criteria it says "The reference period which will [...]
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It is 5 years.
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04/11/2019
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4
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Please can you clarify if Key Expert 2 is Solid Waste Key Expert as per Evaluation Grid, or if Key Expert [...]
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KE2 is Wastewater and storm water key expert; KE3 is Solid waste sector expert.
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04/11/2019
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5
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Please confirm the number of references that has to be submitted (Item 6 of the tender form). Please [...]
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The maximum number of references to be presented as requested under 3a and 3b in Section 5 of the Instructions [...]
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6
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Can you please confirm that the reference period for technical capacity of tenderer (ITT 5.3 a) and 5.3 [...]
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It is 5 years.
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7
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1) In the ITT, ‘3. Technical capacity of the tenderer’ the selection criteria mentions a reference period [...]
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The reference period for the projects is 5 years. One original hardcopy and an electronic version should [...]
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04/11/2019
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8
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1. The Contract Notice (ref 2019/S 182-442060) at Section II 1.4 states that “The purpose of this assignment [...]
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As indicated in the Contract Notice, projects in South Africa are not eligible under this programme.
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04/11/2019
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9
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The document ‘Annex V: Budget’ requests that tenderers provide a price breakdown based on the outputs [...]
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All expenditures that are not described under Section 6.6 of the Terms of Reference as eligible incidental [...]
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04/11/2019
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10
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On page 13 of the ToR, under section 4.2.5 Lessons learnt and knowledge sharing (all stages), as deliverables [...]
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The contracting Authority confirms that in total 2 regional workshops are expected to be organised.
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04/11/2019
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11
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On page 10 point 4.2.1 of the ToR it is stated that: "The Consultant will identify and propose a pipeline [...]
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The contracting Authority confirms that there is no pre-defined ratio between the three sectors other [...]
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04/11/2019
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12
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According to p. 13 of the ToR: "Special surveys such as topographic, geological, geotechnical, environmental [...]
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The contracting Authority confirms that all costs for special surveys are to be included in the Global [...]
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04/11/2019
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13
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Could you please confirm the deadline to submit our technical and Financial offers ? Is it the 12 or [...]
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The deadline for submitting the offers is the 15th of November 2019, 23:59 CET. A corrigendum will be [...]
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04/11/2019
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In regard to the Technical capacity of the tenderer (Selection criteria 5.3), could you please confirm [...]
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The Contracting Authority confirms that the reference period for the project presented as references [...]
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04/11/2019
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On page 18 of the ToR (Section 6.2 Support Staff and Backstopping) it is stated that "the CVs of the [...]
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The Contracting Authority confirms that the same format of CV as for the Key experts must be used.
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04/11/2019
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15
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• The Annex V: Budget defines five interim payments, which make the total amount of the financial proposal [...]
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The contractual payment conditions are described in Article 7 of the Special Conditions of the Service [...]
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04/11/2019
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• Could you confirm our understanding of the following points of the TOR: § 4.2.2: “The Consultant will [...]
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Yes, the Consultant will prepare the draft of the Terms of reference and then carry out the related studies [...]
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04/11/2019
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• Could you confirm our understanding that the five pilot projects may be defined as the finally selected [...]
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As specified in the Terms of Reference , the Consultant shall carry out one small scale pilot project [...]
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04/11/2019
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• We understand that “The region to be covered comprises the eligible ACP countries in Sub-Saharan Africa [...]
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Yes, The contracting Authority confirms that Madagascar, Comoros and Cape Verde Islands are included [...]
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04/11/2019
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• Instruction to tenderers, §3: Can you clarify whether the references must be less than five or three [...]
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The Contracting Authority confirms that the reference period for the project presented as references [...]
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04/11/2019
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• Considering the content and the different aspects of the Terms of Reference, we would like to be able [...]
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The deadline for submitting the offers remains on 15 November 2019, 23:59 CET.
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04/11/2019
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The consultant will do at least 20 project fiches, 10 pre-feasibility studies and 5 feasibility studies [...]
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Out of the 10 pre-feasibility, 5 will be subject to a feasibility study. If at a later stage, and outside [...]
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04/11/2019
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22
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Can EIB confirm that the General Conditions of Contract that are part of this tender are identical to [...]
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The General Conditions included in the tender dossier are those that will apply to this Service Contract [...]
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04/11/2019
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We see several references to the Special Conditions of Contract (inter alia in the GCC, but also in TOR [...]
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The Special Conditions of the Service Contract are provided in the Tender Dossier (File named: “Draft [...]
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04/11/2019
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We notice that incidental expenditures shall not be used for surveys as part of the Identification, pre-feasibility [...]
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Yes., the contracting Authority confirms that surveys are expected to be required but the extent will [...]
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04/11/2019
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We notice that there is a standard formulation that the project is free of taxes. It is our experience [...]
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The Consultant might be exempt from direct and indirect taxes in the countries where it will have to [...]
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For purpose of tax calculation, kindly provide us with information on: 1 the time expressed in months [...]
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Please refer to the preceding answers.Question25
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04/11/2019
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27
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Please clarify the deadline of the proposal's submission. (The eTendering indicates as deadline: 12/11 [...]
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The deadline for submitting the offers is the 15th of November 2019, 23:59 CET. A corrigendum will be [...]
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04/11/2019
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The Instructions to tenders indicate the deadline for submission of tenders to be 15/11/2019, whereas [...]
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The deadline for submitting the offers is the 15th of November 2019, 23:59 CET. A corrigendum will be [...]
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04/11/2019
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We note that there is the provision in the contract for pre-financing, with the requirement for a pre-financing [...]
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The template is provided on the Document Library under the name: “Declarations and other Templates - [...]
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04/11/2019
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Could you please clarify if South Africa is included in the project? The contract notice excludes South [...]
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Yes, the Contracting Authority confirms that South Africa is excluded from the scope of this programme [...]
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04/11/2019
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Our consortium notes, pursuant to information contained in the TOR, that the tax and customs arrangements [...]
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The Consultant might be exempt from direct & indirect taxes (e.g. VAT, income tax) in the countries [...]
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04/11/2019
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In the Instructions to tender it is stated that "Deadline for receipt of tenders by the Contracting Authority [...]
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The deadline for submitting the offers is the 15th of November 2019, 23:59 CET. A corrigendum will be [...]
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04/11/2019
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On the TED platform the Project name is given as "Technical Assistance Facility for the Clean Ocean Initiative [...]
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While both names can be referred to, we suggest to use the following name: The Clean Oceans Initiative [...]
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04/11/2019
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Refering to AA-010039-001 TAINSTRUCT 5.3 "The Reference period which will be taken into account will [...]
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The Contracting Authority confirms that the reference period for the project presented as references [...]
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04/11/2019
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Ref ToR § 6.6 p19: we understand that the implementation of the 5 pilot projects will be financed by [...]
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Yes the cost for implementation of the pilot projects shall be covered under the incidental costs. The [...]
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04/11/2019
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Reference to TAINSTRUCT Chapter 22 and Annex 9: Usually foreign companies must register in the project [...]
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The Consultant might be exempt from direct and indirect taxes in the countries where it will have to [...]
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04/11/2019
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The EIB will propose 5 potential project ideas. 1/ In which countries would these projects be located [...]
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The contracting Authority confirms that this information is not available at this stage and will be communicated [...]
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04/11/2019
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Please provide the list of countries and cities, where EIB has regional representation
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This information is available from EIB web site (https://www.eib.org/en/infocentre/contact/offices/index.htm [...]
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04/11/2019
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CVs for non-key experts are not requested and will not be evaluated. How do you expect the Tenderer to [...]
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Information pertaining to the access to non-key experts will be evaluated as part of the Organisation [...]
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04/11/2019
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40
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The Tender provides a budget and the number of projects to be delivered by the consultant at each stage [...]
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The bidders will have to explain in their methodology how they intend to scope the projects so that they [...]
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04/11/2019
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Projects being effective regarding Clean Oceans are expected to have a significant size and may also [...]
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Possible types of surveys are indicated in the Terms of Reference section 4.2.3. As stated, the costs [...]
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04/11/2019
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The Annex V : BUDGET indicates clearly the number of projects: - 20 projects identified - 10 projects [...]
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The consultant may identify and propose more than the minimum number of projects at each stage allowing [...]
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04/11/2019
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Ref ToR § 6.3 page 18: Are the key experts (in particular the KE1 Team leader), and the non key experts [...]
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Please refer to the Terms of Reference, Section 6.1 which states: “Each of the key experts are allowed [...]
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04/11/2019
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Can we assume that (selected) project will not be situated in high risk countries and/or regions? If [...]
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Projects should be selected in locations and countries where the likelihood for successful preparation [...]
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04/11/2019
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Can you confirm that the fields in which (at least 20 of) the permanent staff of the tenderer are required [...]
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The Contracting Authority confirms that the permanent staff of the tenderer are required to work are: [...]
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04/11/2019
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46
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Can you please specify the reference period (since reference is made to ‘the last three years from submission [...]
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The Contracting Authority confirms that the reference period for the project presented as references [...]
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04/11/2019
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Ref to ToR 6.1: “Each of the key experts are allowed to spend a maximum of 30% of their time allocated [...]
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It is the responsibility of the Consultant to provide suitable working conditions to its staff for the [...]
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04/11/2019
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Can you confirm that only one original Technical offer and Financial offer have to be submitted?
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The Technical offers and the financial offers must be submitted in separate envelopes (double envelope [...]
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04/11/2019
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Can you please indicate what you do consider as “The electronic version of the technical offer” that [...]
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The Technical offers and the financial offers must be submitted in separate envelopes (double envelope [...]
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04/11/2019
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